100 Trillion Dollars

I was thinking of how these notes will remain long after Mugabe is pushing up weeds - as a reminder of yet another failed despot.

Some of my favourite pieces of paper money are from 1920's - 1940's Netherlands - I love the designs on them, but I cannot help but think about the times in which they were issued too, then under the occupation of the fascists vermin from next door. I sometimes wonder if the Anne Frank family or perhaps the Gies family ever handled that money in day to day transactions in their businesses.

BTW Miep Gies just turned 100 years old, she is far and away the last survivor of that tragedy in Amsterdam.

If members of the forum ever get a chance to go to Amsterdam I would highly recommend seeing the Anne Frank house, I say this - and the first time I went years ago I hadn't even planned on seeing it - I saw the signs and thought why not. I was very glad I did, being there brought back abject memories of reading Anne Frank's diary when I was in the 4th grade - in fact brought all of those thoughts, emotions, angst etc into reality.

 

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Its hard to call him a failed despot when he is over 80 years old. He certainly failed his nation. But he seems to be a wild success as a despot.

Ruben

 

The old flatulent fool is something like 85. He could have gone down in history like Nelson Mandela will, a hero to his people for bringing them to freedom - but sometime in the early 1980's he went cuckoo and has been on a downhill slide ever since. He seems to show no signs of kicking the bucket soon either unfortunately.

 

Touche' Hobo, I missed that thread. Post up the pics when you can, its always nice to meet another trillionaire .

 

I do! I post alot about how the wild change in currency value hurts the poeple more then anything else. I dont want the thread to turn political lol so i wont comment on the reasons, but i will say that most of us know the why's and how's as to the currency in Zimbabwe... There are no winners in a situation like that!!!

 

yeah - I don't think we are really making this a political thread by pointing out that the trillion dollar not is really not a funny matter to the people who are starving in Zambadwi

Ruben

 

I dont think anyone laughs at the notes, and certainly NOT at the people in Zimbabwe. The group here on CT just are NOT that cruel. Instead the note is just that... a note for a collection. Its not wrong to 'not' think beyond the collectible. When i buy Notgeld, i think of the time period, but not necessarily the suffering of millions of people or of those millions who died. When i buy Yugoslavic, Serbic or even Iraqi notes and notes from similar countries... I do think of the people and how they lived through such turbulent times, but not necessarily all the suffering. IMHO It is impossible for anyone person to carry the weight of all humanity and their suffering on their shoulders. Most poeple, myself included, just wish to enjoy that which is paper money collecting

We dont need to live the suffering to feel for those who had or still do.

 

I just got my 2 notes in the mail and they have consecutive serial numbers! I'm pretty pleased

 

I don't hold that opinion. And I think if you give it more thought you might come to agree with me. For one thing, the history of these notes, or any collectible, is a big part of the collectible and in this case, the history is in the present.

Ruben

 

I do agree with you to a point... but the history does not nessitate to 'feeling' any of suffering that went on. I think of the history, and feel for the people... but thats just me. alot of collectors just like the vingettes. Not eveyone thinks past that. And while i will think of the people, its not always the case. Alot of times for me too... i just like the purdy pictures.

 

Recently the government slashed 12 zeros on their currency redenominating it.
The 100 Trillion dollar bill is worth 53 cents USD but is being sold for 5-10 times its face value on Ebay. I wanted to buy a bundle of 100(costs around $300 on the bay) but i would rather buy 10000 wheat pennies and search through them

Wonder if there is a more economic way to own a bundle?!!

 

sad thing is, it can't even buy you a slice of bread in Zimbabwe....

 

Its a blood bath